EXPERIMENT 109

2018140117
PHYS101L/B15
CPE-1

I. Analysis
To determine the electric current flow of the resistors in a simple series circuit, two resistors
were connected to each other and were labeled as 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 with corresponding values of 10Ω and
15Ω. This circuit was set up in series with three batteries as its power supply. The next step is to obtain
the current I that is flowing in the circuit, wire a was disconnected and was replaced with the ammeter.
To obtain the measurement for the currents 𝐼1 and 𝐼2 flowing in 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 respectively, wire B and
wire C were replaced with the ammeter. To obtain the amount of voltage, labeled as V, in the battery,
the positive wire of the voltmeter was attached to point A while the negative wire to point C. To
determine the measurement of the voltage 𝑉1 in 𝑅1 , the positive of the voltmeter was also connected to
the point A and the negative, on the other hand, was connected to point B. Lastly, to determine the
voltage 𝑉2 in 𝑅2 , the positive of the voltmeter was connected with a wire to point B while the negative
side is connected to point C.
To obtain the voltage in a parallel circuit, the resistors, 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 with 10Ω and 15Ω
respectively, are connected in parallel and attached together in series with three batteries. To compute
for the voltage V in the battery, the voltmeter’s positive wire is attached to point A and the negative
wire to F. To obtain the voltage 𝑉1 in resistor 𝑅1 , the positive wire of the voltmeter is connected to B
while the negative to E. To measure the voltage 𝑉2 in resistor 𝑅2 , the positive wire of the voltmeter is
connected to D while the negative to C. To obtain the amount of the total current I from the battery,
wire 1 was detached and was changed with the ammeter. In measuring the value for the electric current
𝐼1 going through the resistor box 𝑅1 , wire 2 was detached and was changed with the ammeter. And
lastly, in order to obtain the electrical current, labeled as 𝐼2 , going through the 𝑅2 , wire 3 was detached
and was exchanged with the ammeter.
II. Conclusion
Based from the readings of the gathered data, it can be observed that the electric current in a
series circuit only flows in one linear path and the electrical current flowing through the resistor boxes
𝑅1 and 𝑅2 is constant however, the voltage of the resistors have different values; the sum of the voltage
of 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 is equal to the computed voltage across the battery. It is observed that the resistor with
high resistance has high voltage meaning, the resistance is directly proportional to the voltage.
In a parallel circuit set up, the electrical current does not only flow through one but instead, it
flows through more than one path. The amount of voltage in the resistors 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 are constant and is
equal to the voltage across the battery. However, unlike in a series circuit, the electrical current flowing
through the resistors are not constant. This shows that the higher the resistance, the lower the electric
current, and the lower the resistance, the higher the current.